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Old 06-08-2010, 03:06 PM
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The phenom's first start tonight. Could be the next ____________?

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Old 06-08-2010, 03:16 PM
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The phenom's first start tonight. Could be the next ____________?

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Looks like he has great tools. Only downside is that strikeout pitchers hurt their arms more often then not, but then the smart ones use finesse to get batters out. Hoping he never gets a prolonged injury.
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Old 06-08-2010, 03:27 PM
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about time they give him his due start., wow gl2him
his baseball card sparked a buzzzzzz an it auction
up to 10k at 1point wow an the national are so new to the league

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Looks like he has great tools. Only downside is that strikeout pitchers hurt their arms more often then not, but then the smart ones use finesse to get batters out. Hoping he never gets a prolonged injury.
I disagree. Many power pitchers like Ryan, Randy Johnson, Clemens (please no mention of the roids here), Carlton, Seaver and so on never really endured any kind of prolonged arm injuries during their careers. The smart ones that you mention are usually the ones who have had to change their who approach to pitching due to some sort of arm injury.
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Looks like he has great tools. Only downside is that strikeout pitchers hurt their arms more often then not, but then the smart ones use finesse to get batters out. Hoping he never gets a prolonged injury.
This is not necessarily true. About 50% of all pitchers spend time on the DL during their careers.
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Old 06-08-2010, 05:05 PM
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The phenom's first start tonight. Could be the next ____________?

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Probably most like Roger Clemens though it would be close to impossible to be as good as he was.
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Gotta love MLB Network. Really interesting to see how he does, never seen him pitch
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I disagree. Many power pitchers like Ryan, Randy Johnson, Clemens (please no mention of the roids here), Carlton, Seaver and so on never really endured any kind of prolonged arm injuries during their careers. The smart ones that you mention are usually the ones who have had to change their who approach to pitching due to some sort of arm injury.
What I meant to say was that strikeout pitchers usually throw alot of pitches to get those strikeouts. So that would lend itself to more injuries and shorter careers. The list that Cannon mentioned was a generation ago when pitchers threw complete games and there were no "set-up" men.
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McCutchen K'ed on a 91 mph changeup
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McCutchen K'ed on a 91 mph changeup
Yup. Nasty as advertised.
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Is he this good? Does playing Pittsburg have a lot to do with it? 14k's is crazy
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It is scary how much he looks like Kerry Wood, except he seems to know where the ball is going.
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It is scary how much he looks like Kerry Wood, except he seems to know where the ball is going.
As long as Dusty Baker stays away from him, he has a chance.
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The hype in DC the last few days has been feverish and the kid definitely lived up to the hype. Great, electric crowd at Nats Park. Loved the way he set up the hitters and still was throwing gas in the 7th. 14ks sets a club record for a single game. Having Pudge as his battery mate will be a huge positive. Baseball in DC this summer should be good time.
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The hype in DC the last few days has been feverish and the kid definitely lived up to the hype. Great, electric crowd at Nats Park. Loved the way he set up the hitters and still was throwing gas in the 7th. 14ks sets a club record for a single game. Having Pudge as his battery mate will be a huge positive. Baseball in DC this summer should be good time.
Well once every 5 days it will
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My friends up in WNY said his tour with Syracuse was generating massive crowds (and AAA baseball is pretty close to dead these days.) All reports say he is the real deal... and 14K's in your first start in the bigs says a lot to me.
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My friends up in WNY said his tour with Syracuse was generating massive crowds (and AAA baseball is pretty close to dead these days.) All reports say he is the real deal... and 14K's in your first start in the bigs says a lot to me.
All it says is that he has control. He might be the real deal but there is zero MLB reports on the guy yet and guys haven't faced him yet. Pitchers automatically have an advantage when they haven't been faced yet.

He is going to have a good season this year, next year will be the telling year if he can make it or not. He will have to make adjustments because the hitters will be making them.
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All it says is that he has control. He might be the real deal but there is zero MLB reports on the guy yet and guys haven't faced him yet. Pitchers automatically have an advantage when they haven't been faced yet.

He is going to have a good season this year, next year will be the telling year if he can make it or not. He will have to make adjustments because the hitters will be making them.
Before people get all nuts, I shouldn't say zero reports. there is basic reports and nothing beats facing the guy and watching that tape.
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